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Aves (Birds) (326)
Turniciformes (1)
Turnicidae (Buttonquails) (1)
Turnicidae (Buttonquails)
Turnix suscitator
(Gmelin, 1789)
Barred Buttonquail
Turnicidae (Buttonquails)
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Con Foley
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Identified By: Con Foley & David Tan JX
More information on the species on Wikipedia.
Species Interactions (2)
Nests in
Colocasia esculenta
References
Spittle, 1950. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum 21: 184-204
Preyed upon by
Reticulated Python
Malayopython reticulatus
References
Ananthanarayanan, 2019. Unpublished Honours thesis, National University of Singapore
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Turniciformes: Turnicidae (Buttonquails)
Residency Status:
Native
Biology/Ecology
IUCN Redlist status:
Least concern
External Links
Bird Ecology Study Group
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Barred buttonquail at Coney Island
Singapore Birds Project
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